An Analysis of Collaborative Research Opportunities for the Army. Volume I

Abstract

The Army is encountering trends that may impede its ability to maintain its technological edge. Its science and technology (S&T) budget is decreasing, and commercial firms now hold the technological lead in many areas important to the Army. Furthermore, growth in international technological capabilities, increased competition from European and Japanese firms, and an emerging U.S. ideological shift away from government involvement in research and development (R&D) all point to a need for the Army to investigate new methods to accomplish its R&D goals. Collaboration with industry to achieve Army R&D goals is one promising new approach that offers a number of benefits, and the Army can use recently introduced instruments to execute such agreements. Army collaboration, for the purposes of this study, means that the Army forms a partnership with a commercial entity to jointly conduct research and development. This study uses a unique approach to evaluate Army technologies with respect to their potential as collaboration candidates; it also determines whether there are sufficient opportunities available to justify pursuing a collaboration policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA340305

Entities

People

  • Carolyn Wong

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Communication Systems
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Governments
  • Line Of Sight
  • Local Governments
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Teamwork
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States

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  • Systems Analysis and Design